For this episode, Jess and I read a book she selected for us to cover. Every so often each of us may come to a point where something may seem off between us and our environments. Something doesn’t reconcile. Something doesn’t click. The best of us doesn’t come out.

Frequency offers insight into why that might be – that those environments, people, or experiences are neither tapping into our energy nor elevating its frequency to where it needs to be.

Jess is an award-winning, results-driven communications leader and Founder of INDEMAND Communications, who helps companies engage, inspire, and activate employees, organizations, and teams. A creative storyteller who simplifies complex business scenarios,

Jessica delivers innovative and engaging communications programs with real, positive impact. Jessica is also a co-founder of and practitioner in Purpose Practiced, where she works with individuals to help them realize their life’s purpose, and bring their desired future into reality.

Some highlights from the episode:

1. As it relates to what the book covers, Jess says, “The energy that you bring forward -- you don’t know how people are responding to it, but you’re doing miracles with your eyes closed. You don’t even know.”

2. Jess and I talk about our own experiences with introversion and what it means to our work and how the pandemic has moved us to step forward.

3. Jess speaks to the power of manifesting.

Even without having read this book (yet), how do you think your energy reconciles to those in your environments?

Jess is another connection and colleague I met through Create What’s Needed and The Connext Exchange, both communities created by Fathom.

Learn more about Jess and INDEMAND Communications: https://www.indemandcomms.com/

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In this episode, David and I discuss the journey to writing his book, his passion for enabling people, and how the power of people setting the example for others set him on his course to being not only a coach, writer, and keynote speaker on leadership but a consummate and evolving student.

David’s Human Resources and Organizational Development consulting career spans 30 years. In his current role, he is responsible for providing Leadership and Team Effectiveness training, coaching, and consulting services to clients including market leaders such as Aetna, Advanced Behavioral Health, Allied World, Behavioral Health Network, Chelsea Groton Bank, Day Pitney, Kaman Aerospace, KPMG, Mass Mutual, Otis Elevator, among many others. He is a frequent keynote speaker on the topic of leadership excellence and has lectured at a number of academic institutions including UConn, University of Hartford, Quinnipiac University, and the University of New Haven.

Some highlights:

-- We get into how our fathers provided us with gifts, through their examples, that lead to our passions for leadership development and impact.

-- He explains why he believes, “In many ways, leadership is an opportunity to be a role model for the behaviors you wish to see in others.”

-- The lessons he’s learned while writing the book.

-- Breaking down the 5% Rule: Why it’s important to deliver 5% more than people expect.

What (or who) is it that navigates and guides your ongoing leadership (and personal values) development?

David is another connection and colleague met through The Connext Exchange

Learn more about David & his work: www.workchoicesolutions.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidobrienleadership/

Learn more about The Book Leads - Blog Post: https://lnkd.in/eFb76ck

“You’re born looking like your parents. You die looking like your choices.”

Most of us are so impatient. We want the big thing now. We want to see our success, goals, and achievements play out ASAP! We want what’s beyond tomorrow – without really looking at (or appreciating) the strides and steps we’re taking on a regular basis in the short-term today. Little changes and little habits -- our choices -- can make a world of difference.

What kind of compounding gains are you making in the areas of your life?

Learn more about Greg:

www.yourmoneyyourpurpose.com

www.domorethatmatters.com

The Book Leads – Episode 8: Angela Silva Mendes & her book, Getting There by Being Here, Life’s Invitations to Dance   

In this episode, Angela and I talk about her book, which, I believe, came out at a great time for its readers – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenced by Angela’s life of experiences where she didn’t quite know where she belonged – but also fueled and empowered by her comfort in that uncertainty – this book can show us all what we can do, within our own power, to handle whatever uncertainty and obstacles life throws at us – by remembering who we are.  

Angela, with a diverse academic background including bachelor’s degrees in Education, Communication Theories, and a master’s in International Affairs, among other accomplishments, is guided by her desire to serve and her thirst for meaning. Honoring her African heritage, Angela named her practice Upanji, meaning energy, a space of acceptance, holding what arises, and integration. With work experience in Europe, Africa, and the USA, Angela coaches, facilitates, and teaches internationally through individual sessions, workshops, and talks.  

Angela's Website: https://www.upanji.com  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upanji/  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upanjilifecoaching  

This was another connection and colleague met through The Connext Exchange: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-connext-exchange/

In this episode, Matt and I talk about his book The Road Will Someday Bend, which brings together his strong love of history and family – specifically honoring his grandfather, whose life serves as an inspiration for the novel. In this discussion we get into what inspired Matt to write the book, the power of the immigrant stories, and how we can take experiences from our own lives and share our lessons across the generations of our family lines.  

Aside from a published author, Matt is a litigator by trade and has a penchant for social media and community building. His daily musings about the UConn Huskies, the New York Mets, Greater Hartford, and the Adirondacks can be found on Twitter at @UConnNetch. Matt lives in Glastonbury with his wife Jen and his daughters, Abby and Riley.  

Website: matthewnecciwrites.com

Back to The Leadership Challenge (TLC) we go, as Amy mentions that TLC is also the book she would highlight for this series, as I did in Episode 1. After a walkthrough of how TLC has impacted her, she then breaks down Everyday Leaders, Extraordinary Leadership, the follow-up to TLC targeted specifically to those who are not yet in titled, formal leadership positions.

In this episode, Amy and I talk about how the book has impacted us, how we got into our fields as a result of being introverts, and how out of the 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership covered in TLC, she and I are both drawn to Challenging The Process. She’ll break down how the books have impacted her work as the founder of Dunn Talent Consulting which is a leadership and organizational health consultancy.

Amy offers leadership coaching, team building, and training workshops designed to optimize capability and effectiveness at the individual, team, and organizational level. Amy is a Certified Master of The Leadership Challenge® which is an evidence-based approach to leadership development. She also leverages programs and assessments such as The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ and DiSC®. Her work spans several industries including insurance, financial and professional services, high tech, telecommunications, academic, healthcare, and government organizations. Amy’s approach to her consulting is shaped by her experience as a successful Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Management in a Fortune 50 company. She led a nation-wide team of 50+ HR and training professionals, supporting a $7 Billion business that was driving explosive growth and change inside a complex corporate structure. This experience keeps her grounded in the real-world challenges and pressures leaders face. Amy combines this practical experience and powerful development tools to help people and organizations reach their full potential.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyelizabethdunn/

Website: www.dunntalentconsulting.com 

Email: [email protected]

I ordered this book based on my conversation with Jenn, who is the Founder & CEO of Publish Your Purpose. There’s such a disconnect that exists when it comes to the effort of marketing and branding. We tend to reflect ONLY what we think people want to see – which, granted, is very important in order to demonstrate value – but most times we end up forgoing and limiting our uniqueness, authenticity, and what’s at the core of who we really are.

In this episode, Jenn breaks down what she learned in the book as well as how she recognized and applied the lessons both in herself and with her clients, helping to elevate how they show up in the work they do. The book emphasizes that we all have different attributes and skills which make up our archetype, but they can all work for us – as long as we’re aware of them.

Publish Your Purpose Press: https://publishyourpurposepress.com/ 

Information on Jenn’s Upcoming Author’s Lab which begins on August 15th:  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jenntgrace_check-out-what-well-be-covering-during-our-activity-6830838203919007744-2ZsW 

In this episode, I interview Jenn T. Grace, a Certified B Corp, Founder and CEO of Publish Your Purpose, and Assistant Principal at the Oliver Ellsworth School in Windsor Stephen Higgins about the I Am Me book.

Publish Your Purpose Press: https://publishyourpurposepress.com/

Information on Jenn’s Upcoming Author’s Lab which begins on August 15th:  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jenntgrace_check-out-what-well-be-covering-during-our-activity-6830838203919007744-2ZsW

In this episode, I provide more of an introduction to the John's Read On... subseries of The Book Leads podcast and I provide some information on The Mindset Talks Podcast that I'm co-hosting with my friend, colleague, confidant, and collaborator, Prati Kaufman.  

Prati: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikaufman/  

John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmjaramillo/

Known as America’s Marketing Motivator, Kathy McAfee works with organizations to help them build more robust, diverse leadership pipelines, and with individual professionals who want to be known as experts in their fields.

Through her coaching, training, and speaking services, Kathy helps people build more meaningful careers, stronger personal brands, and successful businesses and teams.

She is the author of four business books, including Stop Global Boring and Sharpening Your Point, and the creator of The Fearless Leader program, an 8-week, cohort-based mentoring program designed to help professionals get their businesses, careers and lives back on track.

As a champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, Kathy focuses her energy and influence on empowering women and "hidden leaders" to reach higher levels of leadership and success in the business world and beyond.

Kathy believes that reading books is essential to professional and personal development, and she likes to quote Harry S. Truman: “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers."

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymcafee/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakerKathyMc

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathyMcAfeeMarketingMotivator

Instagram: instagram.com/kathymcafeemarketingmotivator/

Website: http://www.americasmarketingmotivator.com/

Email:

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